Gone are when you couldn't start your car's engine without a physical key. Modern vehicles today come with key fobs that are more useful than just starting your car and locking and unlocking its ...

Don't panic if your key fob dies and you don't have a replacement battery. These little-known methods will get you back on ...

At Black Hat 2022, security researchers show they can unlock some vehicles by replaying old key fob commands. It's not supposed to be this easy. Since my start in 2008, I've covered a wide variety ...

Regardless of how many times you press the button or smack the key fob against the palm of your hand, the doors won't unlock. Of course, all hope is not lost because this usually just means the ...

You park your car, press the lock button on your key fob, and confidently walk away. You assume your vehicle is secure. But what if thieves could bypass your car's security system without even ...

Changing the battery on an Audi key fob is a fairly simple operation, and an Audi dealer can do it in a few minutes. However, if you don't have access to a dealership or would prefer to do it ...

Levente Csikor, a researcher at I2R, A*STAR, explained that RKE systems use a rolling code. The key fob and the car have a counter that increases each time a button is pressed. That way ...